Paul Mescal had that viral moment The Graham Norton Show alongside her colleague and friend Saoirse Ronan, the actress drew attention to the safety concerns that women everywhere face every day.
While appearing on Patrick Kelty Late Late ShowThe Second wrestler The star said he wasn’t surprised that commentary dominated the social media discourse, praising Ronan for pointing out the double standard.
“Like I said, you’re on a talk show like this and you’re just talking, but I’m not surprised that the message got as much attention as it did because it’s so important [one]”The ordinary people Star explained.
“She’s often – more often than not – the most intelligent person in the room, and I think she was right, and hit the nail on the head. It’s also good that messages like this are gaining momentum. This is the kind of conversation we should be having on a daily basis.”
Last month, Mezcal and Ronan appeared couch-side on the British talk show alongside Denzel Washington and Eddie Redmayne. After Redmayne said he practiced using a phone as a weapon in a role, Mezcal joked about the logistics of doing so in the event of an actual assault, angering the men as he acted by putting his mother on hold to deal with the attack. The supposed assailant. Transgression Finally, the actress, who was unable to get a clear word in, joked: “That’s what girls have to think about all the time. Am I right, ladies?” To the applause of the audience.
Ronan later described the headline-grabbing reaction to her words as “wild” and unexpected, as she was not “necessarily prepared.”[ting] She acknowledged that she had highlighted the different realities faced by men and women that deserve attention.
“The boys weren’t exposing anything I was saying. “But at the same time, it was very similar when I was having dinner with a group of my friends and I would always point out that this is actually an experience that we go through every day,” she said. She added that she had discussed the topic with her “dear friend” Mezcal previously.
“He totally gets it and he totally understands it, but I think the fact that a moment like that happened on a show like Graham Norton, which is something that the whole nation watches and even abroad, it’s something that people are tuning into that seems to have access and that seems to have gained traction already.
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